The magistrate judge is supposed to be a check on that power. Unfortunately, they've become rubber stamps for the most part. In a functioning system, the judge would block the warrant and arrest.

I think there are ways to have a system where judges do that, without having to criminally prosecute either cops or judges.

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ceejayoz 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> In a functioning system, the judge would block the warrant and arrest.

But they lied to obtain the warrant.

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ikeboy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

OP says that they left out information (which cops do all the time) but that the warrant shouldn't have been granted either way because of SCOTUS precedent.

Would welcome reform that makes it harder to lie on warrant affidavits, although again, that should be civil in nature.

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ceejayoz an hour ago | parent [-]

> they left out information

Yes, we call that lying by omission.

They knew that information would result in the warrant not being granted, so they left it out.

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ikeboy an hour ago | parent [-]

I doubt that. The magistrate judge already granted an unconstitutional warrant, why assume the result would be different with more info?

	▲	ceejayoz an hour ago \| parent [-]
		As you are well aware, they kept important facts from the magistrate judge to obtain said warrant.